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> we will need to adopt a new system or just use existing framework (facetime, whatsapp, etc.). I already use white lists -- I simply don't answer the phone if
by throwawayjava 7y ago
> we will need to adopt a new system or just use existing framework (facetime, whatsapp, etc.).
I already use white lists -- I simply don't answer the phone if the person isn't in my contacts list and I'm not expecting a call from an unknown number. I assume this is pretty common practice.
> If every cell phone has LTE and internet connection, why the fuck do we need traditional cell phone number?
I almost never have LTE or even mobile data of any kind when I'm outside of cities (for a liberal definition of city).
> Also, why can't cell phone providers use same spam filtering techniques used in email filters?
Because spam filters rely on contents in addition to meta-data. You can't pick up the phone and listen to the contents for a few minutes.
- kalleboo 7y ago> I almost never have LTE or even mobile data of any kind when I'm outside of cities (for a liberal definition of city) I'm curious what countries /places these are. My operator doesn't even activate 3G on modern phones, I literally have nothing aside from LTE/VoLTE. Since LTE got deployed on the low frequencies reclaimed from analog TV, the reception is generally BETTER than 3G etc. Also when there are natural disasters, the voice infrastructure is the first to collapse, but data in chat apps still makes it through
- throwawayjava 7y ago> I'm curious what countries /places these are. The United States. Not even the western or mountain states! One of the places I regularly go that doesn't have data coverage but does have voice coverage is in a national (or maybe state there?) forest in New York state. > Also when there are natural disasters, the voice infrastructure is the first to collapse, but data in chat apps still makes it through I don't have any experience with this, so I'll take your word for it.